Cabrinha South Africa Blog and News

Winner Announced Today: 19th March 2018 The 2018 XO Kite Collection is a fresh take on our award winning Switchblade kite and our XO twin tip. The XO collection offers a vibrant color choice for female riders that want high performance equipment to ride in a wide variety of conditions….

Vinny Cabano is presently backpacking through Asia for three months after finishing his studies. He recently stopped off in Bali to enjoy a bit of kiting before heading to the Philipines for six weeks. View this post on Instagram My one and only luck session in Bali so far. #dirtyhabits…

Check out this short video of Cabrinha Team Rider JJ Boshof hitting some winter kiting in Milnerton and Strandfontein. Filmed by Kyle Cabano and Kyle Fletcher Music: “Burn Down The System” by “Collie Buddz” Check Out Our Youtube Channel Here

Ruben Lenten was in Cape Town on his continued effort to recover from his recent cancer diagnosis and treatment. Ruben is feeling strong and slowly building up his strength and fitness so he can get back on the water and continue to push the limits of kiteboarding. Ruben has been…

When life gives you lemons – in Cape Town’s case the Southeaster wind, a.k.a. the Cape Doctor – you make lemonade; or, even better, you host the Red Bull King of the Air kiteboarding competition. The competition attracts the best kiteboard riders in the world, who take on the treacherous…

Cabrinha team riders Graham Howes and Nick Jacobson just dropped a new video on Facebook showing them exploring some new spots in South Africa. Any ideas where they are riding. Let us know in the comments section below. Drone Footage: Craig Howes / Cape Town City Additional Footage: Anders Kruger Edit: Louis Laursen

Cape Town has fast become one of the most prolific kitesurfing spots in the world. With Table Mountain towering above the crystal blue Atlantic Ocean and the help of the Cape Doctor it not only boasts some of the world’s most awesome kite-surfing spots but the most breathtakingly beautiful ones...

Cape Town’s Big Bay area is a mecca for watersports. But it’s kitesurfing, in particular, that’s really caused Big Bay to boom. On any of the Mother City’s many windy days, the bay is festooned in the colourful kites of those taking advantage of the feisty south-easterly to get their…

I had a terrible kite session this week. Why? Because it was really short. The conditions were epic, clean South Easterly in the middle of winter and the swell was big. I dropped my kite in front of a monster wave and it tore slightly at the bottom of the…